This series of blogs, Smart Capacity Broker Tips, provides practical guidance for freight brokers and logistics companies on using Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity real-time carrier capacity and relationship management platform. Time to read: four minutes. When choosing the technology to use in your brokerage’s day-to-day operations, a solution’s ability to streamline manual tasks should be at the top of the…
Interest in and the use of digital freight matching has grown exponentially since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Never before have we seen a concept take over to such a degree. In years previous, technology innovation and adoption has followed a predictable pattern in this industry: individual companies adopt the technology and, if it’s a results-producing technology, popularity…
Are you looking for tips on choosing the right TMS or do you want to know what to expect in Q4 and beyond? Do you need a strategy for expanding your customer base and meeting your shippers’ load tracking requirements? Look no further! Trucker Tools’ October 2020 blogs have it all. In October, we made announcements about new partnerships with…
There are so many different tools and technologies that you can choose to use as a freight broker. These technologies can help you reduce your operational costs, while saving your shipper and carrier partners time and money. Technology-based tools are designed to reduce manual tasks, which allows you to change how you use your staff. You can let technology handle…
“With great risk comes great reward,” founding father Thomas Jefferson is purported to have said. In freight brokerage and logistics, risk certainly is an inherent part of doing business. When shippers put their cargo in your hands, you become responsible for their freight and its safe passage to its final destination. Trucker Tools is excited to announce a new partnership…
There’s a famous quote that has been consistently attributed to Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” While it’s doubtful that Ford actually ever wrote or uttered these words, the idea is a powerful one. We all get used to doing things a certain way and…
With truck capacity at historic lows as we head into the peak shipping season, you have to use every tool at your disposal to keep carriers “sticky” and moving your loads. After all, you can’t move loads without trucks, and owner operators and carriers are in high demand. As spot rates across the country continue to rise, the technology that…
Trucker Tools’ software integrations and technical partnerships are powerful because they simplify how you run your business, increase your operational efficiency and reduce repetitive manual tasks for your staff. Our integration partnership with M2M In Motion gives you another option for tracking loads, whether you’re a trucking company, broker or 3PL. Trucker Tools’ partnership with M2M In Motion allows you…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leading provider of web-native transportation management software adds Trucker Tools real-time load tracking to all TMS subscription tiers Builds on earlier adoption of Trucker Tools Smart Capacity for real-time visibility into available truckload capacity, predictive freight matching Leverages Trucker Tools industry-leading Mobile Driver App for real-time, GPS-based updates on active loads; integration will feed real-time event data…
This year has been a tough one for many small businesses, including freight brokers and 3PLs. If you’re a broker or 3PL that’s on the small size, you may be struggling to match the service and perks that larger 3PLs and mega brokers can offer shippers and carriers. You also may be unable to pivot your business to meet the…